Search & Replace

Pat Nickholds · 10-21-2010, 11:58 PM

I am cleaning up the formatting of a number of EPUB books converted from PDF by CALIBRE.

I am using the REPLACE via CODE VIEW and find it extremely powerful...eg
FIND WHAT: a 
REPLACE WITH: a <space>
..will neaten everything up.

However I need to go thru the alphabet (and coma, semi colon, etc) to get the formatting complete - very time consuming.

In a attempt to automate the process somewhat I am now experimenting with REGULAR EXPRESSIONS and have managed to work out the SEARCH or FIND WHAT: [a-z] 
but I am struggling with the REPLACE WITH: statement.

Can anyone help?

desertgrandma · 10-22-2010, 12:05 AM

Welcome to MobileRead, Pat.

Someone should step in soon with suggestions.

theducks · 10-22-2010, 12:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pat Nickholds

I am cleaning up the formatting of a number of EPUB books converted from PDF by CALIBRE.

I am using the REPLACE via CODE VIEW and find it extremely powerful...eg
FIND WHAT: a 
REPLACE WITH: a <space>
..will neaten everything up.

However I need to go thru the alphabet (and coma, semi colon, etc) to get the formatting complete - very time consuming.

In a attempt to automate the process somewhat I am now experimenting with REGULAR EXPRESSIONS and have managed to work out the SEARCH or FIND WHAT: [a-z] 
but I am struggling with the REPLACE WITH: statement.

Can anyone help?

Just did this

Code:

Find:  ([a-z])</p> <p class="calibre4">

note the paren pair
whatever matches the ontents will be passed
In you first example, it would put a lowercase a followed by a space
so your

Code:

replace: \1a space here

10-21-2010, 11:58 PM	#1
Pat Nickholds Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kobo	Search & Replace I am cleaning up the formatting of a number of EPUB books converted from PDF by CALIBRE. I am using the REPLACE via CODE VIEW and find it extremely powerful...eg FIND WHAT: a</p> <p class="calibre4"> REPLACE WITH: a <space> ..will neaten everything up. However I need to go thru the alphabet (and coma, semi colon, etc) to get the formatting complete - very time consuming. In a attempt to automate the process somewhat I am now experimenting with REGULAR EXPRESSIONS and have managed to work out the SEARCH or FIND WHAT: [a-z]</p> <p class="calibre4"> but I am struggling with the REPLACE WITH: statement. Can anyone help?

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desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	Welcome to MobileRead, Pat. Someone should step in soon with suggestions.

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